| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | Nevada Wolf Pack |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 19–12 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Ahc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Kory Barnett (1st season) |
| Asst Coach2: | Bill Duany (1st season) |
| Champion: | Paradise Jam tournament champions |
The 2019–20 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first-year head coach Steve Alford, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference (MW). They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
The Wolf Pack finished the season 29–5, 15–3 in Mountain West play to share the regular season Mountain West championship with Utah State. They defeated Boise State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.[1]
On April 7, head coach Eric Musselman resigned to become the head coach at Arkansas.[2] He finished at Nevada with a four-year record of 110–34, three trips to the NCAA Tournament, and were champions of the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.
On April 11, Nevada hired Steve Alford as their next head coach.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Corey Henson | 2 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Josiah Wood | 4 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| 10 | F | 6'7" | 205 | RS Senior | Graduated/undrafted in 2019 NBA draft | |||
| 11 | F | 6'7" | 205 | RS Senior | Graduated/2019 NBA draft | |||
| Isaiah Rhymes | 12 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Walk-on; not on team roster | ||
| Trey Porter | 15 | F | 6'11" | 230 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| David Cunningham | 20 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 21 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Freshman | Transferred to Arizona | |||
| Jalen Townsell | 23 | G/F | 6'7" | 198 | Freshman | Walk-on; transferred to Arizona Western College | ||
| 24 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Vincent Lee | 40 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Freshman | Transferred to Cal State Fullerton | ||
| Zach Wurm | 54 | G/F | 6'4" | 216 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Robinson | 0 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Junior college transferred to San Diego City College | ||
| Desmond Cambridge | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cambridge will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| John Carlos Reyes | 12 | F/C | 6'10" | 214 | RS Senior | Transferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Carlos Reyes graduated from Boston College. | ||
| Warren Washington | 23 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred from Oregon State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Washington will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournamentSource[4]